Sleuthing An Immortal Goddess
And there in that vast expanse where I was alone the walls and ceiling shimmered with diamonds, rubies, bone, ivory, emeralds, sapphires and every other precious thing in blinding shades of white. Then she arrived in the corner of my mind’s eye, HER, SHE, …
Robots, Wrestling, and Writing: A Talk with Michael Muhammad Knight
In this interview, Michael discusses his book Tripping with Allah: Islam, Drugs, and Writing, his passion for professional wrestling, and how his encounter with the sacred vine of the Amazon interfaces with his Islamic faith.
Revolutionary Qualities
Being a Redvolutionary
isn't about being invincible or perfect or "spiritual" or "enlightened" —
it's about being my messy, funky, shy, goofy, erotic, imperfect divine
human self.
In Goddess We Trust: America’s Spiritual Crossroads
As the world moves into unprecedented upheaval, people turn to spiritual matters to
ease their fears. A case can be made that our
solely patriarchal ideas about the transcendent have been responsible
for many of the ills currently facing our society. Perhaps we need a reaffirmation of allegiance to
our nation's forgotten Goddess.
Journeys with the Goddess
[The Ayahuasca Monologues] • The ayahuasca journey deconstructed my reality and identity and sent new light into
my being. The world had become fluid and malleable. I had embarked on the
path of realizing my power to manifest reality, heal, and
move through the interdimensional shamanic worlds.
The Orgasmic Roots of Pronoia
As I dropped off to
sleep I heard the Goddess in Celia say, "I pray that Rob will become a
paranoid in reverse. He will know that all of reality is always
conspiring to help him, and he will try to prove to everyone everywhere
that the same is true…
Crumb and the Matriarchs
There's a lot to like in the work of Robert Crumb. How could I not love an artist so dedicated to portraying the bodies of real women? Now this defender of the flesh has produced an illustrated version of Genesis. The most interesting scenes revolve around struggles over vestiges of goddess worship, for clearly these stories are about a people in transition. This is where Crumb's work becomes important.
Pregnant With Meaning
Whether a naked Sheela-na-gig flaunting her enlarged vagina or a Madonna protecting her swollen belly with layers of reticent robes, feminine icons defy our inclination to identify the one "correct" reading of an image. They require us to employ multiple readings, a skill that is vital to feminist inquiry and, perhaps, to our very survival.
The Trap of Simulation
A spark of divine intelligence exists in each human being, according to Gnostic cosmology. This Greek word for this concept is nous, usually translated as "mind." When considered alongside the Gnostic concept of Hal – this Coptic word means "simulation" – the Gnostic perspective on nous may offer a way to orient us to the noosphere. Hal is close to what we today understand as Virtual Reality.
Resurrecting Sophia: John Lash Podcasts
Hear Lash chat with Joanna Harcourt: "If we can develop Gaia theory in a Gnostic perspective, we have the best chance for a course correction on the planet today."
